What a beginner student of knowledge should start with

Question:
May Allah thank you for your eminence and multiply your reward. A questioner asks: For a beginner student of knowledge, what should he start with? Reciting the Qur'an with proper recitation and memorizing it, or 'aqidah, or hadith, or something else?

Answer:
I have already referred to this. The student of knowledge starts with the Noble Qur'an and memorizing concise texts so that he has a foundation. The foundation he has is the greatest foundation: the Qur'an, the Book of Allah, is the great foundation. He starts with the Book of Allah, cares for it, and strives to memorize it and recite it frequently, because it is the authentic source of guidance and light. Indeed, this Qur'an guides those who have believed. And He, the Exalted, says: and it is guidance, mercy, and good news for the Muslims. He is required to start with the Qur'an, strive to memorize it, and recite it frequently, during the night and the hours of the day. He memorizes the texts that teach sound 'aqidah, which are the books derived from the Qur'an and the Sunnah, such as the Book of Tawhid by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him), Sunan al-Awal by al-Haramayn (may Allah have mercy on him), The Four Rules, The Conditions of Prayer, Refuting Doubts, The Intermediate 'Aqidah by Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah, The Summary of 'Aqidah by al-Muqaddim, The 'Aqidah of al-Tahawi, and similar concise books. Also, the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi, which contains fifty hadiths in concise, great wording, with a good explanation by al-Imam (may Allah have mercy on him). Among the most famous is the book of Shaykh Abu al-Hasan al-Maqdisi, a great book that collected over four hundred authentic hadiths. Also, Bulugh al-Maram, a good, useful, and well-organized book. All of these, the student of knowledge should care for and memorize, along with attending circles of knowledge and caring to review books of tafsir and hadith whenever there is any difficulty. He reviews books of tafsir to know the meaning of the verse, and reviews books of hadith regarding what is difficult for him. He asks the people of knowledge who have experience about what is difficult for him. This way, he has a grasp of his time and care for solving problems. Yes.

Question:
A questioner says: I love knowledge and scholars, and I listen to their lessons.

Answer:
The Tahaawi Creed contains a few minor points on which we have written marginal notes, and we have benefited from a good commentary on it. It is beneficial, taking into account the commentary and what surrounds it. Yes.